[7678] use \special to set paper size

[gavinsmith0123]

Revision: 7678
          http://svn.sv.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=texinfo&revision=7678
Author:   gavin
Date:     2017-03-05 04:39:42 -0500 (Sun, 05 Mar 2017)
Log Message:
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use \special to set paper size

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/ChangeLog
    trunk/doc/texinfo.tex

Modified: trunk/ChangeLog
===================================================================
--- trunk/ChangeLog     2017-03-04 13:34:00 UTC (rev 7677)
+++ trunk/ChangeLog     2017-03-05 09:39:42 UTC (rev 7678)
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2017-03-05  Gavin Smith  <address@hidden>
+
+       * doc/texinfo.tex (\internalpagesizes) <dvi output>: Output
+       a \special setting the page size.  This has the effect that a
+       completely empty page can be output if a document has nothing in
+       it.  This changed on 2015-08-25 when index files were no longer 
+       opened automatically.  This made a test in the Automake 
+       distribution fail, reported by Mathieu Lirzin.
+
 2017-03-04  Thien-Thi Nguyen  <address@hidden>  (tiny change)
 
        * doc/texinfo.texi (@noindent): Spell "@noindent" correctly.

Modified: trunk/doc/texinfo.tex
===================================================================
--- trunk/doc/texinfo.tex       2017-03-04 13:34:00 UTC (rev 7677)
+++ trunk/doc/texinfo.tex       2017-03-05 09:39:42 UTC (rev 7678)
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 % Load plain if necessary, i.e., if running under initex.
 \expandafter\ifx\csname fmtname\endcsname\relax\input plain\fi
 %
-\def\texinfoversion{2017-01-14.15}
+\def\texinfoversion{2017-03-05.09}
 %
 % Copyright 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995,
 % 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
@@ -11274,6 +11274,7 @@
     \pdfvorigin = 1 true in
   \else
     \ifx\XeTeXrevision\thisisundefined
+      \special{papersize=#8,#7}%
     \else
       \pdfpageheight #7\relax
       \pdfpagewidth #8\relax